- Raw
- Set It Off
- Ain't No Half-Steppin'
- Word to the Mother (Land)
- I'll Take You There
- Just Rhymin' With Biz
- Another Victory
- I Get the Job Done
- Wrath of Kane
- Warm It up, Kane
- Smooth Operator
- Young, Gifted and Black
- Rap Summary (Lean on Me)
- Cause I Can Do It Right
- It's Hard Being the Kane
- Very Special
- Give a Demonstration
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How do you become a hip-hop legend and still remain somewhat underappreciated? If you're Big Daddy Kane, you hit the scene right after one of the greatest MCs ever to pick up a mic (Rakim), record lots of battle rhymes when your peers (KRS-One, Chuck D.) are getting political, and cross over to R&B listeners before hip-hop figured out that it didn't have to compromise to do so. Kane was one of the prime movers behind the quantum leap in lyrical technique that took place during the late '80s, rapping with excellent diction at a more frantic pace than the smooth, effortless-sounding Rakim. Time has been kind to his work, as Rhino's The Very Best of Big Daddy Kane demonstrates. Its selections concentrate mostly on Kane's first (and best) two albums, pulling six tracks from Long Live the Kane and seven from It's a Big Daddy Thing. The opening trio of classics -- "Raw," "Set It Off," and "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" -- are flawless bids for immortality all by themselves, and haven't lost an ounce of energy, nor has the storming live cut "Wrath of Kane." Despite his reputation as a battle MC, Kane's Nation of Islam beliefs did pop up in the occasional message cut, represented here by "Word to the Mother (Land)" and "Another Victory." And even if they made purists uneasy at the time, Kane's crossover efforts were where his image as hip-hop's leading loverman came together. "Smooth Operator" and "Cause I Can Do It Right" hold up just fine, and while the Teddy Riley-produced "I Get the Job Done" has a jarringly different new jack sound, the spirit behind it is pretty infectious all the same. (The ballad "Very Special," on the other hand...well, it made the charts.) Even so, there's no better place than this to get acquainted with one of the golden age's greatest rappers.
Product Details
Release Date: | 03/06/2001 |
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Label: | Rhino |
UPC: | 0081227991920 |
catalogNumber: | 279919 |
Rank: | 32754 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Big Daddy Kane Primary ArtistBiz Markie Vocals
Big Scoob Vocals
Technical Credits
Big Daddy Kane Composer,ProducerEasy Mo Bee Producer
Bill Inglot Producer
William Jeffrey Composer
Marley Marl Producer
Benny Medina Executive Producer
Prince Paul Producer
Lee Peters Composer
Teddy Riley Producer
Tyrone Williams Executive Producer
Al Jackson Composer
Sevie Bates Art Direction
Steve Woolard Liner Notes,Discographical Annotation
Antonio Hardy Composer
Shawn Amos Editorial Coordinator
Malia Doss Licensing
Daniel Goldmark Editorial Research
DJ Mister Cee Producer
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